From under-fueling to overcomplicating the workout, here are four fitness mistakes a certified personal trainer avoids when exercising.

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Below, Chandler offers up the four things you wontcatch him doing at the gym.

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4 fitness mistakes a trainer avoids in his own workouts

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Skipping the warm-up

Its essential to any workout towarm up your full body, Chandler says.

I like to compare it to a new balloon.

Woman walking on a treadmill at the gym.

Its more difficult to immediately start inflating the balloon.

If you stretch and move it well first, it will inflate much easier.

Our bodies are very similar.

Full body female athlete in sportswear using rowing machine during fitness workout in gym.

Then, notice if your run feels a little more breezy.

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Bookmark this dynamic warm-up for your next workout:

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This is especially true if youresomeone whos practicing intermittent fasting.

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Overcomplicating workouts

If youre on social media, you know that fitness moves are gaining complexity by the day.

Leave that fancy schmancy stuff for FitTok.

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A young black woman doing post-run stretches in the park on the road amidst green grass and trees.